Exec. Director of UU直播 Athletics and Recreation named
Marc G茅linas, a former Pittsburgh Pirate pitching prospect and a UU直播 alum with strong sports leadership background at both federal and provincial levels, has been appointed the new Executive Director of UU直播 Athletics and Recreation, Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Ollivier Dyens announced on Monday, April 4.
RI-MUHC leads innovative network to support children
UU直播 Health Centre
RI-MUHC will lead an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based development disabilities
Link between diabetes drug and bladder cancer confirmed
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research聽
A study conducted at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital revealed that pioglitazone is associated with a risk of bladder cancer that increases with duration of use and dosage.
Longer maternity leave linked to better infant health
UU直播 Newsroom
UU直播, UCLA study of low- and middle-income countries shows paid maternity leave policies could help prevent infant deaths
For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), infant mortality is reduced by 13%, according to a new study by researchers from UU直播 and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Harmonizing ethics review for international research
UU直播 Newsroom
鈥婸olicy experts advocate mutual recognition for reviews of data-intensive international research
No increased heart failure with incretin-based drugs
UU直播 Newsroom
Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications
Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure relative to commonly used combinations of oral anti-diabetic drugs, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
New Quebec budget includes $1M for agrifood innovation
UU直播 Newsroom
Quebec鈥檚 recently unveiled provincial budget includes one new line-item that means a lot for UU直播 research.
City birds are smarter than country birds
By Cynthia Lee, UU直播 Newsroom
Life in the city changes cognition, behavior and physiology of birds to their advantage
Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.
Winds hide Atlantic variability from Europe鈥檚 winters
By Chris Chipello, UU直播 Newsroom
Study reveals how wind patterns change along with sea-surface temperatures
Global shift in farmed fish feed raises new questions
By Cynthia Lee, UU直播 Newsroom
A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish
Heart attacks could be reduced by rethinking statins
By聽Julie Robert, UU直播 Health Centre
Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level.
Teens test their smarts in the Brain Bee
By Maya-Olivia Eyssen, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal high school students to take part in brain quiz.
"Smart soles" help patients recover from a broken hip
By Julie Robert, UU直播 Health Centre
Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall.
Mysterious cosmic radio bursts found to repeat
By Chris Chipello,聽UU直播 Newsroom
Astronomers for the first time detect repeat 鈥榝ast radio bursts鈥� from same sky location
$2.4M from NSERC for five UU直播 researchers
By Katherine Gombay, UU直播 Newsroom
UU直播 is proud to announce that five researchers have been awarded over $2.4 million in NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for 2016.
